Out There in the Dark

MoP 020: The Lost Art of Screwball


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With it's emphasis on gender relations, class distinctions and anarchic political ideology, the screwball comedy is a lost art that maintains its relevancy in the current zeitgeist. Azed and Jay are joined by producer and journalist, Raúl Pinto to discuss the rise and fall of the screwball comedy and each of them select a personal favourite to explore. Also, in this episode, we employ a rapid-fire, exchange of witty barbs and double entendre's and Jay dresses up as a 12 yr old girl...but he always does that so not really relevant to mention it here.
Jay's pick: Howard Hawks' Bringing Up, Baby (1938), Azed's pick: Preston Sturges' The Lady Eve (1941) and Raúl's pick: Billy Wilders' The Major and the Minor (1942).
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